Pelvic health, especially in women, is becoming more well-known, talked about, and treated. Hooray! However, most of this awareness is around when things go wrong like peeing pants, pain with intercourse or other activities, lack of control of wind and more. Further, the focus is around women (men have pelvic floors too) and around times of hormonal and physical changes like pregnancy, birth and menopause. Increased awareness of these issues being common and being treatable t

Over the past 8 years working as a women's and pelvic health musculoskeletal physiotherapist, as well as going through my own pregnancy, delivery and recovery postpartum, I have learned a lot about pregnancy, birth and living life with baby outside the womb. I always encourage women to get in to see their local women's and pelvic health physiotherapist earlier in pregnancy even if they are feeling good so that we can establish an understanding of where things are at pre-birth

As women, we have the amazing and divine ability to create, grow and birth human life. As you know many factors contribute to this including hormones, reproductive cells, systemic health, environmental factors, medical history, lifestyle, and stress. Becoming a little more well known are how structural or mechanical factors of and around the reproductive organs and neuroendocrine system can also influence a woman’s innate gift - this is where Pelvic Health Physiotherapy can h

When it comes to labour and delivery many midwives, doulas, birth educators and the like understand and talk about the connection between jaw and pelvis. Keeping them both relaxed through movement, positions, breath, cueing and support, in preparation for and during labour helps ease pressure on the perinium and ease baby's delivery. While Ina May Gaskin’s well known “sphincter law” or “open mouth - open cervix phenomenon” remains controversial, there is a direct physical con

Ever get the sensation of heaviness, bulging, or pinching “down there”? Maybe it is only noticeable after walking or standing for a long time, carrying kids, or having a bowel movement. Or maybe you have to strain or don’t feel you are emptying fully with bladder or bowel movements. Do you ever leak when getting up from the toilet even though you feel like you’re empty? Or with coughing, sneezing or lifting the kids? Any of these symptoms may indicate that you have a pelvic

"If i leak, I must be weak" a common myth about Pelvic Floor Dysfunction. Read this blog to find out more about dysfunction and what to do.